* * * Continued from Part 1 * * *
What to do!
A light breeze swept through the forest.
The light from the morning sun scattered.
It seemed as if there was an angel of luck flapping her white wings, gently flying to the Xiao Mi’s side as she smiled at her.
When she sat on a seat in class, it had been 7.50am.
Xiao Mi’s hands clutched her chest, her heart still shaken from shock earlier on. She nodded her head, smiling candescently, as she thanked the chubby girl eating her chips with vigour on the front seat profusely.
Something this coincidental actually occurred.
This girl is called Wei Guo Guo, and happened to be her classmate. Wei Guo Guo is indeed a really nice person. She helped to lug Xiao Mi’s clumsy suitcase without a moment’s thought while rushing into the teaching block. As the two ran, Wei Guo Guo even conversed with her enthusiastically.
“One kilo of apples!”
“Okay.”
“It must be those of Crystal Fuji.”
“Cough…… okay.”
“One kilo of kiwi fruit.”
“……Okay.”
“Two packets of dried bean curd skin.”
“…… Okay……”
“Two large chunks of Dove chocolate.”
“……”
Xiao Mi scratched her head. Golden stars started to spin before her eyes. Couldn’t she empathise with her for just a little bit, she’s poor after all.
Wei Guo Guo stared at her, and halted her steps. “Why, you don’t wish to buy food for me? I have waited a whole half hour for you! Not to mention acting as your porter!”
“Heehee, of course not.” Xiao Mi plastered a smile on her face. “I just think it’s weird, why do you need two servings for everything?”
“Because I’m fat.” Wei Guo Guo took a breath in. “Fat people would of course need to eat double portions.”
Xiao Mi widened her eyes in shock, as she surveyed her. “You’re fat? In what way are you fat?! You have no idea how cute you are! I was just thinking earlier, about how lucky I am, to have met a beautiful woman having just got here.”
Wei Guo Guo felt like she had been dealt a sudden blow. “You’re…… you’re mocking me, aren’t you?” All her classmates had laughed at her obesity, making her fall into utter despair. She had then simply eaten everything she wanted without a care, an expression of her protest against the world.
“If I were mocking you, then I shall be punished to never become an angel.” Xiao Mi strode forward, lugging her luggage, and turned back with a vivacious smile. “I’m really saying it for real; I do think that you’re kind and adorable.”
Wei Guo Guo gripped at the handle of the suitcase, speechless.
“Hey……”
“What?”
“You’re the first person to say that I’m adorable.” Wei Guo Guo mumbled. Her footsteps quickened, and Xiao Mi had to break into a jog to not to fall behind. “So, I’ve decided—From now on, I’ll be your friend!”
The sunlight that comes after rain sparkled on Xiao Mi’s body.
How lucky.
Xiao Mi revealed a huge ecstatic smile.
That is why, from then till now, Xiao Mi had been immersed in happiness. Sheng Shu Institute will be her lucky ground. She hadn’t been here for long, yet so many interesting events have happened.
Heehee, she laughed to herself, a goofy smile hanging on the sides of her lips.
In the classroom, her classmates inspected her curiously.
“What’s your name?”
“Hey, have you really transferred from Qing Yuan?”
“Why did you come here?”
……
It wasn’t that they were immensely inquisitive, it’s because Qing Yuan was simply too famous. Basically, only outstanding, top students could enrol in that school, with bright futures awaiting them. Sheng Shu may have been good as well, and is a first rate institute. However, as compared to Qing Yuan, it still falls behind considerably.
Hearing those questions, Xiao Mi raised her head, her smile adorable.
“My name is Mi Ai.”
“Mi Ai?”
A few girls giggled in secret, Mi Ai Mi Ai, doesn’t that mean having no love?
“Hehe, the name sounds funny, doesn’t it?” Xiao Mi scratched her head, and pulled a long face. “I also find it vexing. Well then, everyone can just call me Xiao Mi.”
“Xiao Mi.” The girls all tried to suppress the laughter bursting from their throats. “The kind of rice we eat?”
“Yeah.” Xiao Mi smiled, looking as if she didn’t mind it. “Even though it’s cheap, it’s very nutritious.”
Just then, a chilling voice drifted over from a corner of the classroom—
“Aye, how strange. Qing Yuan is such a good school, what would make you want to transfer here, Xiao Mi?” A beautiful girl with long curls was applying lipstick in front of a mirror, her gaze flitting to Xiao Mi who was sandwiched amidst the horde of classmates. “Could it be that you’ve done something wrong, and could no longer remain in Qing Yuan? Hence, you had no choice but to come here.”
The classroom fell into an abrupt, ominous silence.
Everyone looked at Yang Ke Wei, and then at Xiao Mi. Eh, they too were dying to know the answer to this question.
At the side, Wei Guo Guo hugged her bag of chips, and nudged the girl beside her with an elbow. She whispered.
“Help me out, Xiao Mi is my new found friend.”
The girl’s hair was short, and had single eyelids, emanating a disposition that was elegant and reserved. She was flipping through an English dictionary intently, deep in concentration. Upon hearing Wei Guo Guo’s words, she raised her head to look at Xiao Mi.
Wei Guo Guo frantically added, “I’ll take charge of sweeping the dormitory this month!”
“……Okay.”
The girl with single eyelids accepted this condition of exchange. She stood up, walked to the front of Xiao Mi, and held out her hand—
“Nice to meet you, my name is Cheng Yuan, welcome to our class.”
As she said this, Cheng Yuan’s gaze swept across the class. Without a moment’s pause, everyone clapped their hands vigorously in unison, and shouted to Xiao Mi.
“Welcome! Welcome! We warmly welcome you!”
The classroom was instantly thrown into a lively atmosphere, as if by magic. This warm atmosphere could be likened to welcoming an idol guest.
Waa, this girl called Cheng Yuan definitely carries some weight. Xiao Mi rose quickly, and gazed at her with utmost gratitude as she grabbed her hands.
“Thank you!”
Cheng Yuan smiled at her, as she coldly glanced towards the girl with long curls. She spoke.
“Yang Ke Wei, is this the kind of attitude you show towards a new classmate? Aren’t you ashamed? She has just arrived here, yet not only did you not offer help, you even uttered crap with that strange attitude of yours!”
“Piack!” Yang Ke Wei closed the lid of her mirror, and responded coldly.
“Is it? Then what would be the reason for her to transfer here?”
Xiao Mi stared at Yang Ke Wei in shock. “Sheng Shu is great!” Her smile was adorable. “It’s said that Sheng Shu is the most beautiful school in the world, and indeed it is. I have never imagined that a school could be this resplendent, to the extent of awe-inspiring. Moreover, the department of business studies in Sheng Shu is brilliant and very influential in the country. I feel really elated to be able to come here and learn with everyone.”
“Waa!”
Her words put comfort in everyone’s hearts. Each of them smiled from ear to ear.
Yang Ke Wei laughed mockingly. “You are indeed pretty good at kissing up to people’s asses!”
* * * to be continued * * *